Richard Mosse, Prix Pictet 2017

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The Irish-born photographer Richard Mosse has won the Prix Pictet award, for his series of black-and-white images entitled Heat Maps (2016-17). Now based in Leeds, Mosse used a military-grade thermal camera that detects body heat to depict sites on the journeys faced by migrants in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
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Last night at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London it was announced that the Irish photographer Richard Mosse had become the winner of the seve… more

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Photojournalism emerged as a distinctive form of photography in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The term denoted picture making that was spontaneous, topical and rapid. This was facilitated by the introduction of small, hand-held cameras such as the Ermanox and the Leica, which enabled photographers to record fast-moving events and catch their subjects unawares. Meanwhile, political turmoil and the rise of mass-circulation news stimulated a huge demand for illustrated magazines. Picture Post, Li… more

by Charlotte Cotton . Curator of Photographs, V&A

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The display presents eight of today's most compelling documentary photography projects. Certain photographers have "stepped in" to communities different from their own; other photographers have "stepped out", to adopt the role of observer within familiar surroundings. The result is provocative and engaging – a fascinating exploration of the possibilities for contemporary documentary photography. more